A body believed to be missing North Carolina teen Giovanni Pelletier was too decomposed for official identification — but showed no signs of violence or foul play, officials said Monday.

The body was found floating in a Florida pond Friday as Pelletier’s family searched the area for the 18-year-old who vanished more than a week earlier after sending alarming messages, including a text pleading, “Mom, help.”

Authorities preliminarily identified it as the missing teen, who was in the Sarasota area of Florida visiting his estranged father’s family.

However, an autopsy Sunday failed “to make a positive identification,” Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells told The Post on Monday. 3

“Due to the advanced state of decomposition, further forensic testing is necessary,” the sheriff said.

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